Best MLB Regular Season Records Through 100 games

Which MLB team has the best record through 100 games?

The 1885 Chicago White Stockings have the best all-time record through 100 games. They went 80-20 in the first 100 games, and eventually finished the season at 87-25.

Which MLB team had the best start through 100 games but still missed the postseason?

The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers started the season 71-29, but failed to make the postseason. In the wild card era (1994 and after), the best start to the season which still missed the postseason is shared by the 2011 Boston Red Sox and 1995 California Angels, who started the season 62-38, but didn't make the postseason.

How did the best MLB teams through 100 games perform in the postseason?

Starting in 1885, of the 127 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 100 games, 86.6% of them went on to make the postseason, and 34.6% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 100 games and went on to win the World Series are The 2018 Boston Red Sox, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the 2007 Boston Red Sox, the 2005 Chicago White Sox and the 1999 New York Yankees.

Best MLB Start Through 100 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Run Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	Chicago White Stockings	1885	80-20	+335	87-25	No Postseason
2	New York Giants	1885	77-23	+275	85-27	No Postseason
3	Chicago White Stockings	1886	75-25	+317	90-34	No Postseason
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1902	75-25	+257	103-36	No Postseason
5	Philadelphia Athletics	1929	74-26	+262	104-46	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1998	74-26	+203	114-48	Won WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1931	74-26	+186	107-45	Lost WS
8	New York Yankees	1927	73-27	+281	110-44	Won WS
	St. Louis Cardinals	1944	73-27	+254	105-49	Won WS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	73-27	+154	111-42	Won WS
	Chicago Cubs	1907	73-27	+123	107-45	Won WS
12	Detroit Wolverines	1886	72-28	+252	87-36	No Postseason
	New York Giants	1912	72-28	+219	103-48	Lost WS
	Seattle Mariners	2001	72-28	+165	116-46	Lost ALCS
15	New York Giants	1904	71-29	+214	106-47	No Postseason
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1942	71-29	+177	104-50	Missed Playoffs
17	Boston Beaneaters	1893	70-30	+204	86-43	No Postseason
	New York Giants	1905	70-30	+201	105-48	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	1946	70-30	+176	104-50	Lost WS
	Chicago Cubs	1906	70-30	+173	116-36	Lost WS
	Cleveland Indians	1954	70-30	+136	111-43	Lost WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1970	70-30	+101	102-60	Lost WS
23	Baltimore Orioles	1896	69-31	+268	90-39	No Postseason
	Boston Beaneaters	1897	69-31	+253	93-39	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1939	69-31	+248	106-45	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1937	69-31	+224	102-52	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1896	69-31	+214	77-50	No Postseason
	Baltimore Orioles	1969	69-31	+191	109-53	Lost WS
	Los Angeles Dodgers	2017	69-31	+176	104-58	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1913	69-31	+169	96-57	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	2018	69-31	+159	108-54	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1941	69-31	+150	101-53	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1928	69-31	+138	101-53	Won WS
	Detroit Tigers	1984	69-31	+137	104-58	Won WS
	New York Giants	1913	69-31	+130	101-51	Lost WS
36	Baltimore Orioles	1897	68-32	+203	90-40	No Postseason
	Chicago Cubs	1929	68-32	+176	98-54	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1942	68-32	+171	103-51	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Phillies	1976	68-32	+166	101-61	Lost NLCS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	68-32	+164	98-55	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	1912	68-32	+150	105-47	Won WS
	New York Mets	1986	68-32	+148	108-54	Won WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1952	68-32	+143	96-57	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1910	68-32	+142	102-48	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1923	68-32	+138	98-54	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1919	68-32	+123	96-44	Won WS
47	New York Yankees	2022	67-33	+197	99-63	Lost ALCS
	Los Angeles Dodgers	2022	67-33	+191	111-51	Lost NLDS
	New York Yankees	1938	67-33	+190	99-53	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1932	67-33	+184	107-47	Won WS
	Houston Astros	2017	67-33	+183	101-61	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1947	67-33	+175	97-57	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1956	67-33	+163	97-57	Won WS
	San Francisco Giants	1993	67-33	+153	103-59	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	1954	67-33	+152	103-51	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Cubs	1909	67-33	+149	104-49	Missed Playoffs
	New York Giants	1917	67-33	+146	98-56	Lost WS
	Cleveland Indians	1920	67-33	+141	98-56	Won WS
	Chicago Cubs	1910	67-33	+140	104-50	Lost WS
	Cleveland Indians	1995	67-33	+138	100-44	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1930	67-33	+136	102-52	Won WS
	Boston Beaneaters	1892	67-33	+133	102-48	No Postseason
	Detroit Tigers	2006	67-33	+131	95-67	Lost WS
	St. Louis Cardinals	1943	67-33	+121	105-49	Lost WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1979	67-33	+117	102-57	Lost WS

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Best MLB Records Through 100 Games

Which MLB team has the best record through 100 games?

Which MLB team had the best start through 100 games but still missed the postseason?

How did the best MLB teams through 100 games perform in the postseason?

Best MLB Start Through 100 Games

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